Chapter Sixteen: A short SHARP Shock

Part 1

Sesshoumaru and Rin walked the streets together, Naraku on Sesshoumaru's back. They were headed towards the police station, seeing as the phone in Naraku's hidey-hole was disconnected.

"Do you need help?" Rin asked for the –oh what was it? - Twentieth time?

"No" Sesshoumaru stated, staring ahead.

"Oh, I get it now..." Rin said thoughtfully, placing a finger delicately against her chin.

"Get...what?" Sesshoumaru asked, staring at her curiously.

"This is one of those If-I-Don't-Do-It-I-Wont-Feel-Like-A-Man things, isn't it?"

"......Yes"

Rin laughed and then sighed deeply "I understand, Sesshoumaru. God forbid you would have to feel less than like a perfect man" she teased.

"I'm glad you understand" he teased back.

'No, I am not doing this...I am not developing feelings for Rin!' he thought

'You are such a liar' an irritating voice that reminded him oh-so-much of Inuyasha hissed.

'I DON'T LIKE HER!'

'Suuure, that's why you run around risking your neck to save her. You don't like her, you LOVE her.'

'Shut up or I will hurt you'

'Self-harmer'

'Asshole'

'Now your arguing with your head, moron'

'Shut up, you're arguing with your head!'

'I AM YOUR HEAD!'

'SHUT UP'

'You LOOOOVE her, you know it! You know it! You know it!'

'No, I don't! I'll prove it...'

'Moron'

'What was that?!'

'Mad, psycho...'

Rin poked Sesshoumaru's face again, he was spacing out. She sighed and poked him again, but he moved and she ended up poking him in the eye.

"EW!!!!" Rin exclaimed, wiping her hands on her skirt. "G-R-O-S-S-!"
"Glad you think of me so highly, Rin" Sesshoumaru smirked, rubbing his eye and dropping Naraku accidentally onto the pavement.

"I'll carry him now," Rin said, scooping up the unconscious bastard and placing him on her back.

"You don't have to- argh, fine!" he stopped protesting when Rin threw him a look that said 'Shut up or else'

"I hope I'm not making you feel inferior" she teased.

"Actually, you are."

'There, I'm letting Rin carry the bastard. That counts against you, right?'

'Loony'

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Naraku grew tired of this, he shifted his weight slightly, the girl didn't notice. He slipped something out of his pocket.

A very sharp something.

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"I'm booooooooored" Rin groaned "Are we there yet?"

"No"

"Now?"

"No"

"Now?"

"No!"

"N-"

Sesshoumaru was walking ahead of Rin slightly, he stopped. Why had she stopped asking him that dumb question? She seemed to be enjoying her little joke, so why...?

There was a slow release of breath and a thump, he turned.

Rin was on her knees, her expression blank and her eyes glazed with tears. There was a knife protruding through her chest.

She gave a little 'oh' as if of surprise, and fell onto her side.

Naraku stood there with an expression of triumph as he pulled out the knife, the expression which vanished instantly as he and Sesshoumaru locked eyes.

"Oh..." Naraku managed to grind out before his face came in close contact with Sesshoumaru's fist. What would have followed 'Oh...' probably wouldn't have been 'dear'. But Sesshoumaru was too busy grinding Naraku to a fine powder to care.

"You...utter...shithead...you...don't...know...how...GOOD...it...feels...hurting...you...right...now!" he said between punches.

Naraku fell backwards; there was a scuffle of movement behind him. It was Rin, blood was dripping down her front and she looked quite dazed.Sesshoumaru turned and stared at her. Was she...dying? It couldn't end like this!!

"N-no" she whispered

"Rin?"

Rin's breath came in short sharp wheezes; she reached out a hand, trying to talk. "Sesshoumaru, look out!" she gasped. Sesshoumaru just had time to realise that Naraku was STILL behind him and STILL had the knife.

Sesshoumaru had a look of 'Oh CRAP' plastered all over his face as the cold sharp point punctured his flesh and burst through his body.

"Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Concern left his body as he sank to the ground, a hand reached out to the girl that he knew he loved.

The last person he would ever see?

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Rin s body racked with pain as Naraku brought the knife down on her in a new assault. Rin's tears spilled unchecked amongst the blood and she reached out her hand and grabbed Sesshoumaru's hand.

And then she knew she loved him. Right, she decided, she could die now.

She let one more tear slip to the ground and melted away.

THE END???????

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TO BE CONTINUED!